Meat mold



A ril 20 1926. 1,581,640

J.- KIPPER MEAT MOLD Filed May 24', 1923 SNVENTOR wa m "ATTORNEY construcfied imwccmdama with line 3-3 of Q),

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ashingfim, n ave invented useful limprovemenixs in 11% mi; in? whib'h flue i sfio'win aesif d iily inve zz'hiqu lmpz'm in meat", moms, min? the my im mtimm is its prsvicie mom-1; maid. .3. maid: :1 meat loaf su Emiant iuiK ma sectinml shap-a a 101d 01?. Axioms ehjeza': my vide an meat meii 2110" mm Whifl hams from which saic'i mold n2 shoulders 01% in Another ohgecfi y jggmwicii-a a, meat mold 21122.3, L nperaixsci by "143, 5,115; mm whim fi'm wiil ha maLfibaimfi mf. ,1 cm.) Y regardless 03C shri imge 92% 65M. :11 cocking; or: treating; Further abjscts 24.4: 13m mold that is at) tructien, mat 511' ukz 'ce, "not @Xpemi' that is sanitary sfierilized.

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3 is a. View in cross sastmn ma. 'hrcke'n and Fig. is 15, view in ie xiiustmtmg this perspeq'ti'va on a reduced 5,. the shape at a meat loaf fOilIii-B i 1n mold.

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0i mwui 02* 01*! seczisn. and having wunded hncig are produce hnwes 1 1311215; shape are erc'zensively used for making sandwiches and'are abjectmnzeble because cfjnsiiewlfie ammmt 0% meat which i: n. 0111 suced mm Small 's'iices, mus'b he i l TGL' the ends in squa'lrmg up vibe a 1i)? use the body of the 102m? in 51m drawings 1 ham a 51mm; an extex. m1 sm ppoflaing fr me consisybing of fmu? sub si iflsimpci mcemhers eash formed bas s pmction and upper side p01- is S'ecurefi within the upright side.

gwilon i? is a, rcmngufial'iy shaped housing recepmsie I that is open at imbn thqa top a 5 (E batman, the; bottom pmfembly immii iing; at wdisf mce mm the'base povtians E? the frame. v

0f each rmgmbea an'd extendmg upwardly therefmm v. centrally lisposed bass 8 ham a miaitiveiy iamrgga iuhular bore 9 extendupwmdly mm the bottom and having a smafimr bme 0r perfo 'aiion 10 extending ewmms'liy 5mm '55 a tap ami interseciing bar-e 7 vsifla baht-0m H of wncave shape is suppm'wi h '19, that extant; flownwa'rc'i'iy Y @Xgh the parfm-Miam 19 and have heads 1 siida'my iiisposed in him K001es'9 of the basses 8. Campmssian springs 14 inter 330521"? between file upper ends of the bosses 8 and $116; iwwe'r' sides (1 f she cenca've bottom members 11 exerah an upward pressum 011 said boimm members A. substamiafiy 91am press membe 15 pmvmed with iangitudil'ml rib and with .msveme 12" thmi em'end upwardly am. the tap haves? is ariaptm be ineizs 'u peiz" 0i fimzrw 11%?" "(2101s 7 The 25mnwaeicse ribs 1? am widevi ends of mlbstamfially the same crass semifinal. s "'1-s as a 1011?? sf bread so that the $1 sea cured by pivots 20. The latch arms 19 are provided at their lower ends with rigid transverse bars 21 preferably of triangular cross section that are arranged to engage with ratchet teeth 22 formed integral with the upper frame members 6. Springs 23 are provided, preferably in connection with the pivots 20, for urging the latch arms 19 inwardly to maintain engagement of latch bars 21 with ratchet teeth 22.

- The latch bars 21 project in both directions from each latch arm 19 so that they engage with the frame member-s6 on both sides of each of said latch arms. I

In operation when the mold is empty the concave bottom plate 11 will be supported at the limit of its'upward movement as s'hown in Fig. 2. When meat, as a ham, is prepared and placed in the mold it will rest on the bottom plate 11 and-may be compressed by placing the press member 15 on the top thereof and forcing the same downwardly into the mold. Downward movement of the A as possible thus exerting a maximum force to compress the meat.- 'lhe mold may then be placed in a retort'or cooker of any suitable form.and the meat cooked while in the mold, the springs let naintaining the meat under a constant compression and expanding the meat shrinks thus forming a SOlld and compact meat loaf.

The" latch arms 19 being held inwardlyby the springs 23 will automatically snap into engagement with successive ratchet teeth 22 as the pressmember is forced dmvnwardly.- In removing the press member, when the latch barsjll are. released from the ratchet teeth .22 asby moving'the latch-arms outiwardly into the positions shown by' dotted lines inFig. 3 the springs 14 by theirupward pressure willlift the press memberout a of. the mold.

same cross sectional shape as a loaf of. bread so that in cutting slices of meat from said" The meat loaves formed this mold have square ends. and are I or substantially the meat molds no small fragments need be removed in squarmg up the ends as is customary with other tonne of meat loaves and the slices cut from these meat loaves willconform to the shape of a loaf of bread thereby facilitating the making of a neat sandwich in which the meat will not pro-- trude' from the edges of the slices of bread.

The foregoing description clearly discloses what I now consider to be a preferred embodiment of my invention that it will be understood'that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that such changes in the de-.

vice may be made as are within the scope and spirit ot the following claims.

I clalm: 1

1. A meat mold embodying spaced apart U-shaped frame members, a centrally arranged tubular boss projecting upwardly from the base of each of said frame members, a'rectangular meat receptacle mounted in said frame members, aconcave bottom movably disposed in said meat receptacle,

bolts secured to said bottom and guided for vertical movement, in said bosses, compres' slon springs on said bolts .Vfor urging said concave bottom upwardly, a press member arranged to be inserted into the top of sai'c meat receptacle and readily rcleasablemeans operative on the exterior of said meat receptacle for holding said. press member in said meat receptacle.

spaced apart" U-shaped frame members, a tubular boss projecting upwardly from the base ofeach of said frame members, a meat receptacle of rectangular shape open at both I an 2. A meat mold embodyinga plurality of top and bottom and mounted in. said frame members, a concavebottom' movable in said meat receptacle, bolts secured to said concave bottom and guided lnsaid tubular bosses,

compression springs supporting said eoncave bottom, a relatively plane press member sidewise from said ribs, latch arms pivoted arranged to be insertedinto the top of said I meat receptacle, ribs onthe top side of saidpress member, extensions projectingice to said extensions, springs urging said latchj 1 arms inwardly, latch bars on the bottom;

ends of said latch. arms and ratchet teethlon] said U-shaped frame members-with which aid latch bars may engage.

JOSEPH KIPPE 

